Teen cited for
distracted driving
FRIEDENSBURG — A Pine Grove woman escaped injury when the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier she was driving crashed Wednesday at 165 Stone Mountain Road, Wayne Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Cassandra Carl, 18, was driving west when she became distracted talking on her cellphone, crossed the yellow line and went into the eastbound lane.
She panicked and over corrected, causing the car to spin clockwise. The car went off the north side of the road and down an embankment, where it flipped onto its driver’s side and came to a stop in a group of pine trees, police said.
Carl was extricated but refused medical treatment. Police said she will be cited as a result of the crash.
Friedensburg firefighters and Schuylkill EMS assisted at the scene.
Driver injured
in black ice crash
CRESSONA — A Schuylkill Haven man suffered a minor injury when the vehicle he was driving crashed about 8:30 a.m. Friday in the borough.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Harold Dehappart, 73, was driving his 2013 Toyota Prius north on Zerbe Street, which was covered with black ice due to freezing mist and fog. The vehicle slid on black ice along a left curve in the road, about 66 feet south of Front Street, Cressona. Dehappart lost control of the car, which traveled into the northbound berm and into the backyard at 7 Graeff St. It traveled across the yard for about 30 feet before striking the southwest corner of the residence and coming to rest facing north against the house.
The residence at 7 Graeff St. sustained heavy damage from the impact. No one was injured inside the building.
Dehappart was taken by Schuylkill EMS to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. He was not charged as a result of the crash.
Cressona and Schuylkill Haven fire departments assisted at the scene.
Police: Driver had
diabetic incident
MOUNT PLEASANT — A New York state man escaped serious injuries when the 2008 Dodge Caravan he was driving crashed about 4:10 p.m. Thursday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81, mile marker 113, in Foster Township.
State police at Frackville said Patrick M. Damon, 67, of Horseheads, was driving north in the left lane when he suffered a diabetic emergency, causing him to drive onto the west berm and strike a guide rail before coming to a stop.
Minersville EMS took Damon to an area hospital.
Police said the man will be cited for not driving on roadways laned for traffic as a result of the crash.
New York man
reports boat theft
FRACKVILLE — A New York man reported his boat and trailer were stolen between 7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 15, 2015, from an unknown parking lot off Interstate 81.
State police at Frackville are investigating the incident that occurred when the victim, Allen Baldwin, 64, of Oswego, was driving on Interstate 81 and began experiencing problems with a wheel on his boat trailer. He exited I-81, possibly in the Frackville area, and left the boat and trailer in a parking lot while he drove north to Hazleton to buy a new wheel for the boat trailer.
When he returned to where he thought he parked the trailer, it was no longer there.
The boat — valued at $1,200 — is a 1985 Smokercraft flat-bottom fishing boat. It is 14 feet long and has a metallic brown exterior and aqua blue interior. The hull identification number is 8839FE, and the boat has a 15 horsepower Evinrude motor. The 1985 boat trailer has a New York license plate of BC28317.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-874-5300.
Baldwin is offering a $200 reward for the return of the boat and trailer.
Gas tank stolen in
New Philadelphia
NEW PHILADELPHIA — State police at Frackville are investigating a theft that occurred between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2 at a garage along Route 209, outside of New Philadelphia, Blythe Township.
Police said someone removed a fuel tank owned by H.M.C. Inc., Bernville, from outside of the building and fled. The tank is portable, mounted on a skid. It is diamond plated and holds 50 gallons of fuel.
The estimated cost of the tank is $250.
Police said the tank had a hand crank attached to the top that is valued at $150.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-874-5300.
Police: Firearm
found on Rt. 183
REEDSVILLE — State police at Schuylkill Haven reported receiving a lost weapon that was found about noon Thursday on Route 183 in Wayne Township.
Police said someone found a case containing a firearm that appeared to be used for hunting near the center lane of the highway.
Anyone with information on the found property is asked to call police at 570-739-1330.